Skype for Business Online - End of Life - July 31, 2021
Today Microsoft announced that Skype for Business Online will be retiring on July 31, 2021. Though we didn’t know the exact date until today, we have been preparing for this for the past year and are ready to support you however we can as we work together to help you make this transition. We knew this was coming, we have been preparing for this for the past year, now we know the official date. We hope this does not come as a shock to you as MS Teams has taken center stage for Intelligent Communication and Modern Collaboration and Microsoft as an organization is not going to support Skype for Business (SfB) online in the long term. All of our investments and feature enhancements have been in Teams and Teams will continue to receive these investments for the future.Setting Individual File Permissions for Documents Used in Microsoft Teams - HLS Show Me How
In the HLS Show Me How video I show two separate methods of providing restricted access to documents within Microsoft Teams. In the first example (which is technically possible, but I do NOT recommend) I show how to break inheritance and apply custom permissions in place on documents within the default storage for a Channel’s documents. In the second example (which I DO recommend) I show setting up a distinct library instance and then either rendering a view to it within the default Channel Files view or as a new Tab.Document Acknowledgement and Attestation with Microsoft’s PowerPlatform - Step by Step
Leveraging Microsoft’s PowerPlatform and Office 365 we can securely store policy related documents, use Flow to automate document acknowledgement and attestation, use PowerApps to provide a mobile friendly app to review and accept policy documents, and finally we can build beautiful dashboards to visualize that status of a given document acceptance process.Fixing File and Folder Locations in Microsoft Teams - HLS Show Me How
In this HLS Show Me How I demonstrate how to easily re-parent files and folders that may have been created directly in the underlying SharePoint Document Library within Microsoft Teams to ensure proper visibility as well as relocate them from other SharePoint sites.Microsoft Planner Tips for Checklist Items and Complete but Open Status - HLS Show Me How
In this HLS Show Me How per customer questions I demonstrate how to indicate a person is assigned to a Task Checklist Item. I also demonstrate how to visually mark a task completed but keep it actively open for review and re-use.Setting Up Bookings for Virtual Visits
Over the past few weeks, Microsoft has received overwhelming demand for early access to the Teams Bookings app to use for Virtual Visits as mentioned in this recent announcement around New capabilities in M365 to empower healthcare officials by Emma Williams, Corporate Vice President, Modern Workplace Transformation. Our product and engineering teams became so busy fulfilling the exceptions that it put the product’s general availability release schedule in extreme jeopardy. Therefore, the Microsoft team made the difficult decision to deny all outstanding exceptions for early access to Bookings in Teams and re-commit to completing the GA release so that all customers in need can benefit as quickly as possible. That being said, we know that many of you need a tele-health or virtual visit solution right now, and we have a solution for you in the meantime.In response to COVID-19: How Microsoft can help with Situational Response and Crisis Communication
At Microsoft, our top concern is the wellbeing of our employees and supporting our customers in dealing with business impact during this challenging time. For many individuals and organizations, Microsoft Teams video-conferencing, chat and collaboration are playing an important role in helping people continue to work and collaborate. Please read about Our commitment to customers during COVID-19 By Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft 365
